Tennessee § 37-1-604 - Legislative intent relating to investigations, protective services and reports.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 37-1-604 — Legislative intent relating to investigations, protective services and reports., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 37-1-604. Legislative intent relating to investigations, protective services and reports.
The intent of §§ 37-1-604 — 37-1-615 is to provide for the investigation of child sexual abuse by the child protection team, and to provide for comprehensive protective services for sexually abused children found in the state by requiring that reports of each sexually abused child be made to the department and the office of the district attorney general in an effort to prevent further harm to the child or any other children living in the home and to preserve the family life of the parents and children, to the maximum extent possible, by enhancing the parental capacity for adequate child care. Acts 1985, ch. 478, § 5.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 37-1-604 ("Legislative intent relating to investigations, protective services and reports.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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